灾情

災情

zāiqíng

noun

Meanings

1 disaster situation
2 damage caused by a disaster
3 the scale of a calamity

Characters

disaster; calamity

situation; condition

Examples

HSK 5

记者前往灾区了解灾情。

Jìzhě qiánwǎng zāiqū liǎojiě zāiqíng.

Reporters went to the disaster area to assess the damage.

HSK 5

这次台风的灾情非常严重。

Zhècì táifēng de zāiqíng fēicháng yánzhòng.

The damage from this typhoon was extremely serious.

Tips

usage

A journalistic staple during typhoons, earthquakes and floods. Common collocations: 灾情严重, 灾情惨重, 了解灾情, 灾情统计.

Stroke Order

灾 zāi

情 qíng